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On Nov 2, 6:33 pm, wrote:
On Nov 2, 6:32 pm, HK wrote:





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On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
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I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...
Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.
Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay... But the baot you link below is about what I was talking
about. Easy launch and retreive, Not a ton of money, etc... Great
class to learn sailing, if you ask me.
There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.
http://www.flyingscot.com/
Your bud might have a "Lightning" sailboat, which looks like a Bluejay
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Yeah, Lightning, that's what I said right? Damn that Wayne...;
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I sailed BlueJays and Lightnings. Wood ones.

I gave away a Catalina 22 on a trailer, just to get some yard space
back in San Diego. It is in Arizona somewhere now, so act like you
don't care if you get it or not.

Ask about the swing keel bolt. It is behind that cooler Very hard to
see. As mentioned before stepping the mast can take some time, and
make you look like a monkey on a football. You can iron this out at
your residence, or storage yard. It looks as if there is a small
kicker hangin' on the transom, even though not mentioned in the text.
If so price isn't too bad. Otherwise a very fun first sailboat.
Autohelm? on a "non offshore boat". wow!
Checkout http://www.practical-sailor.com/samp...at_Review.html
I use http://www.dogpile.com for info, as it combines Google, Yahoo!
Search, Live Search, Ask.com, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more.

The most fun I had sailing was teaching a Hemet, CA. lady about
sailing, then letting her race whoever happened to be out in the bay!
She was super competitive with my Catalina 27, and could squeeze out
some serious knots. I would be discussing business with a guest, and
they would point out what was going on.
anyway
Have fun
Den